Peptic ulcer disease among dyspeptic patients at endoscopy unit, University of Gondar hospital, Northwest Ethiopia

Background Dyspepsia is a common complaint in upper gastrointestinal disorders. It is described as predominant epigastric pain lasting for at least one month. Globally, peptic ulcer disease occurs in 3.5–32% of patients with dyspepsia. Helicobacter pylori ( H. pylori ) infection and non-steroidal an...

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Published in:	BMC gastroenterology Vol. 22; no. 1; pp. 164 - 7
Main Authors:	Assefa, Belete, Tadesse, Abilo, Abay, Zenahebezu, Abebe, Alula, Tesfaye, Tsebaot, Tadesse, Melaku, Molla, Ayenew
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London BioMed Central 05.04.2022 BioMed Central Ltd Springer Nature B.V BMC
Subjects:	Adult Alcohol Antibodies Antigens Aspirin Cancer Complications and side effects Consent Cross-Sectional Studies Diagnosis Diagnostic tests Disease Dyspepsia Dyspepsia - complications Endoscopes Endoscopic surgery Endoscopy Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal Ethiopia - epidemiology Feces Gastroenterology Gastrointestinal diseases Gastrointestinal system H. pylori Helicobacter Infections - complications Helicobacter Infections - diagnosis Helicobacter Infections - epidemiology Helicobacter pylori Hepatology Hospitals Humans Infections Inflammation Information processing Internal Medicine Medical treatment Medicine Medicine & Public Health Middle Aged Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs Northwest Ethiopia NSAIDs Patients Peptic ulcer Peptic Ulcer - complications Peptic ulcer disease Peptic ulcers Population Prevalence Risk factors Sample size Smoking Sociodemographics Statistics Surgeons Ulcers Variables Ethiopia United States > US Northwest Ethiopia Peptic ulcer disease Dyspepsia NSAIDs H. pylori
ISSN:	1471-230X, 1471-230X
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